Chill Wills Autographs
Theodore Childress "Chill" Wills (July 18, 1902 – December 15, 1978) was an American actor and a singer in the Avalon Boys quartet.
Wills was a performer from early childhood, forming and leading the Avalon Boys singing group in the 1930s. He provided the deep voice for Stan Laurel's performance of "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" in Way Out West (1937), in which the Avalon Boys Quartet appeared. After appearing in a few Westerns, he disbanded the group in 1938, and struck out on a solo acting career.
During the 1940s, Wills was a contract player for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, appearing in Westerns. Wills was also cast in a number of dramatic roles, including as "the City of Chicago" as personified by a phantom police sergeant in the film noir City That Never Sleeps (1953), and that of Uncle Bawley in Giant (1956), which also features Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean. Wills was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Davy Crockett's companion Beekeeper in the film The Alamo (1960). However, his aggressive campaign for the award was considered tasteless by many, including the film's star/director/producer John Wayne, who publicly apologized for Wills. His publicity agent, Wojciechowicz "Bow Wow" Wojtkiewicz (former husband of gossip columnist Sheilah Graham), accepted blame for the ill-advised effort, claiming that Wills knew nothing about it. The Oscar was won by Peter Ustinov for his role as Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus.
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Traded items with a signature of Chill Wills
The most expensive item with a signature of Chill Wills (VERY RARE AUTOGRAPHED VINTAGE COWBOY HAT WITH BOX CHILL WILLS & GENE BARRY WOW) was sold in March 2014 for $249.99 while the cheapest item (Mrs. Chill Wills Hand Written + Signed Index Card) found a new owner for $0.99 in August 2016. The month with the most items sold (3) was April 2020 with an average selling price of $30.00 for an autographed item of Chill Wills. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2019 with $149.75 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was December 2009. In average, an autographed item from Chill Wills is worth $29.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Chill Wills were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Chill Wills - Autographed photograph | $5.00 |  |
| Chill Wills - Autographed photograph | $5.00 | |
| Chill Wills Autographed Index Card PSA DNA Certified | $39.99 | |
| Chill Wills Autographed Index Card PSA DNA Certified | $39.99 | |
| CHILL WILLS Hand Signed Autographed with 8x10 photo | $29.99 | |
| Chill Wills Signed 3x5 Index Card Actor d. 1978 PSA/DNA The Alamo | $79.99 | |
| Chill Wills Signed 3x5 Index Card Actor d. 1978 PSA/DNA The Alamo | $79.99 | |
| Chill Wills Signed Autographed Color Photo Headshot - the Melchior Collection | $30.00 | |
| Chill Wills Signed Autographed Color Photo Headshot - the Melchior Collection | $30.00 | |
| Original Signed Autographed Check Chill Wills Died 1978 Rio Grande | $18.50 | |
| Original Signed Autographed Check Chill Wills Died 1978 Rio Grande | $18.50 | |
| Rare Theatre Program and Photo - Both Signed by Chill Wills | $1.99 | |
| Rare Theatre Program and Photo - Both Signed by Chill Wills | $1.99 | |
| SIGNED 8x10 Photo of CHILL WILLS - Billy the Kid- AUTOGRAPHED - Died 1978 | $99.95 | |
| SIGNED 8x10 Photo of CHILL WILLS - Billy the Kid- AUTOGRAPHED - Died 1978 | $99.95 | |
